Art therapy: an underutilized, yet effective tool
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Art Therapy: An Underutilized, yet Effective Tool
Art therapy has been recognized as beneficial and effective since first described by Adrian Hill in 1942. Even before this time, art therapy was utilized for moral reinforcement and psychoanalysis. Art therapy aids patients with, but not limited to, chronic illness, physical challenges, and cancer in both pediatric and adult scenarios. Although effective in patient care, the practice of art the...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mental Illness
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2036-7465
DOI: 10.1108/mi.2014.5354